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Since 2006, the weekly Skeptoid podcast has been taking on all the most popular myths and revealing the true science, true history, and true lessons we can learn from each. Free subscribers get the most recent 50 episodes, premium subscribers (skeptoid.com) can access the full archive.

Skeptoid #36: Mercury Fillings

Merucry amalgam fillings have always been acknowledge to release mercury into the body, but at an insignificant level, about the same rate as a wristwatch or wedding ring. Some fringe dentists claim that it's much higher, even lethal.